Profile submitted by School Board candidate, Carl Talbert

I would like to take this opportunity to ask you for your vote on May 3, 2003. I would like to serve the people of this community for another term as a member of the Winnsboro Independent School District Board of Trustees.

I am a native of the Winnsboro community. I was born in the East Point Community and started to school there. When I was in the 2nd grade, my parents moved into town so my father could work for my grandfather, A.J. Mills, in his grocery store. I finished High School in Winnsboro in 1943. In 1944, I joined the U.S. Air Force. I was discharged in 1946 and came back to Winnsboro.

I enrolled at college and graduated from East Texas State Teachers College in May, 1949, and was employed by W.I.S.D. as a teacher/coach. In 1951, I was given a job with an oil company and stayed with them for 3 years. I was anxious to get back to working with children which was my first love and a job I had been trained to do.

My family and I moved to Quitman in 1954 so that I could begin to teach/coach again. We went from there to DeKalb, Dallas, and then back to Winnsboro. After moving back to Winnsboro, I worked as an Elementary Principal for four years. In 1969, I was hired by W.I.S.D. again as High School Principal. In 1982, I decided to go the classroom here to finish up my time before retiring in 1989.

In 1994, I was elected to the School Board for the first time. I have enjoyed serving in that capacity since that time. I will surely appreciate the consideration you may give me to continue in this important community roll.

Carl Talbert